Episode 35 · Jul 4, 2024

Filmmaking as a Vocation w/ Artists in Residence at St. Joseph's Home for Artisans

Faith, vocation and getting past personal obstacles in a creative career.

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Runtime: 00:52:14
Released: Jul 4, 2024
Guest: Artists in Residence at St. Joseph's Home for Artisans
Path: Industry & Career

Show notes

In this episode we interview four current artists in residence at St. Joseph's Home for Artisans, the only operating Catholic artist residency in the United States, in Boston, MA.
We talk through how to balance filmmaking with other aspects of vocation, how faith can help in the pursuit of a creative career, and overcoming our individual obstacles (from healing from Guillain Barré syndrome, to navigating being a first-generation Mexican American storyteller).

Breakdown

2:47FERNANDO J. LIMBO III - Residency Co-Founder from Boston, MA
5:44Finding peace to cultivate creative freedom
6:35Co-creating with your Creator
9:18Co-founding an artist residency: the origins of St. Joseph’s Home for Artisans
15:35Fernando’s ongoing recovery from Guillain-Barré syndrome
19:20CLARE MCCALLAN - Residency Founder, author, TV writer & host from Boston, MA
19:53Work-life balance?
20:35Consideration of family goals vs/and career goals, especially for women
22:48Advantages of having faith in artistic careers
29:04PATRICK LEHE - Screenwriter & producer from Los Angeles
30:28Not staking your entire identity on your career / successes and failures
39:11BENJAMIN SUAREZ - Filmmaker from Atlanta, GA
40:13Surrounding yourself with people who inspire you
30:50Atlanta vs. LA or NYC
44:37One question to ask yourself to discern filmmaking as part of your vocation
45:48Overcoming barriers to pursuing filmmaking as a first-generation Mexican American